The Meshverse Journal

One feature I want for my Next Generation Avatar is a step closer now that Croquet developers at the University of Minnesota have released the code for the motion capture based avatar animation seen on this video.

Another emerging practical use of the meshverse:
World View provides a location-oriented view of a software development project. It is built on Google Maps, and allows project managers and developers to see the inter-team relationships in a global project. A particular focus, again, is on visualizing conflicts, though future work includes other kinds of dependencies.
Side-by-Side [...]

There are many meanings for the term prosumer, but all of them are compatible with the emerging 3d printing revolution. reBang is right on point in his characterization of the social/community aspects of what is happening:
The RepRap team is clearly recognizing what might be called a social problem with the development of their device: [...]